| Date | Event |
|---|
| 1799, Aug. 8 | Born, Stonington, Conn. |
| 1813 | Shipped on coasters trading between New York and New England |
| 1819 | Second mate, brig Hersilia; commanded coasting schooner Gleaner |
| 1820-1821 | Master, sloop Hero; discovered Antarctic continent |
| 1822 | Master, sloop James Monroe, sealing and exploring in Antarctic |
| 1823-1828 | Master, brigs Cadet and Tampico |
| 1826 | Married Eliza Thompson Babcock (died 1872) |
| 1829-1833 | Master, brig Annawan, sealing and exploring in South Seas |
| 1833-1840 | Commanded packet ships out of New York, N.Y., to New Orleans, La., and Liverpool, England |
| 1840s | Master, ships Houqua, Samuel Russell, Oriental, and Paul Jones; engaged in the China trade |
| 1849 | Retired from active sea duty; engaged in shipping business and pursued yachting interests |
| 1853 | Superintended the rebuilding of the ship Great Republic, which had burned on the eve of her maiden voyage |
| 1870 | Retired and traveled |
| 1877, June 21 | Died, San Francisco, Calif. |
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 1806, Jan. 26 | Born, Stonington, Conn. |
| 1821 | Sailed on brig Alabama, part of sealing fleet to Antarctic |
| 1824-1826 | Mate on brigs Tampico and Cadet, master of Tampico on two voyages |
| 1827-1830 | Commanded schooner Penguin, sealing in South Seas |
| 1831-1833 | Commanded ship Charles Adams on whaling and sealing expedition to South Shetland and Falkland islands |
| 1834-1838 | Master, packet ships Louisville and Shakespeare sailing between New York, N.Y., and New Orleans, La. |
| 1837 | Married Priscilla D. Dixon (died 1851) |
| 1839-1845 | Master, packet ships Garrick and Southerner in Liverpool trade |
| 1844-1846 | Master, clipper Houqua, New York, N.Y., to Canton, China |
| 1847 | Master, the Southerner, New York, N.Y., to Liverpool, England (last voyage); entered shipping business |
| 1854-1857 | Operated fleet of tugs and barges on Mississippi River from New Orleans, La. |
| 1858-1877 | Active in politics; elected town selectman, state representative, and state senator in Connecticut |
| 1894, Oct. 22 | Died, Stonington, Conn. |
| Date | Event |
|---|
| 1800, Feb. 3 | Born, Stonington, Conn. |
| 1810 | Sailed on coasting trips and became master at age fifteen |
| 1817-1819 | Commanded schooner Nancy Cobb |
| 1820-1821 | Second mate on board sloop Hero during voyage of discovery in Antarctic |
| 1821 | Settled in Philadelphia, Pa.; started packet ship trade between that city and Hartford, Conn. |
| 1826 | Married Margaret Mercer Baird (died 1898) |
| 1826-1831 | Master, schooners Alonzo and Maid |
| 1840 | Retired from active sea duty; began career in Philadelphia, Pa., as shipbuilder; continued to operate several coastwise shipping lines |
| 1843 | Agent, Delaware and Raritan Canal Co. |
| 1844 | Developed composite iron and wood shipbuilding methods; invented blade screw propeller |
| 1846 | Satisfied contract to build and deliver 150 surf type boats in thirty days for General Winfield Scott's Mexican campaign at Vera Cruz, Mexico |
| 1848-1877 | President, Philadelphia Steam Propeller Co. and Swiftsure Transportation Co. |
| 1849-1867 | President, Philadelphia and Hartford line of steamers |
| 1855-1870 | Active, New York Yacht Club; built and raced several yachts |
| 1856-1865 | President, Gloster Ferry Co. |
| 1861-1862 | Outfitted and chartered ships for the War Department |
| 1870 | Returned to Stonington, Conn.
First successful defender of the America's Cup in yacht Magic (formerly Madgie), New York Harbor, N.Y. |
| 1880, Nov. 8 | Died, New York, N.Y. |
